In wake of Supreme Court’s decision to refer the case between Ousmane Sonko and the Republic of Senegal, the top brass of the leading opposition party has opted to throw their weight behind Bassirou Diomaye Faye. In a message relayed by Jotna media group, Sadikh Top called on the militants[Read More…]
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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko Resumes Hunger Strike
Senegal’s jailed opposition leader announced Tuesday that he resumed hunger strike as an “act of solidarity” to his “courageous patriotic sisters.” The announcement comes at a time when a group of female prisoners tied to PASTEF have been on hunger strike over a week. They are denouncing ‘abusive detention conditions’[Read More…]
Political Crisis Shakes Senegal’s Image Of Stability In A Volatile Region
As Senegal president Macky Sall arrived in New York for this week’s UN gathering, pro- and anti-Sall protesters faced off near the country’s UN mission, in the latest sign of the political crisis gripping the west African nation. A hunger strike by the country’s opposition leader, deadly protests ahead of[Read More…]
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